Backflow Prevention

Backflow Tester Resource List

Testers who want to be included on the Cal Water tester resource list must attend a Backflow Tester Meeting. In addition they are required to submit a tester information sheet and provide evidence of backflow prevention assembly tester certification from either the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association or the American Backflow Prevention Association along with their backflow test kit calibration. Testers are responsible for providing the Cal Water districts in which they test with any updates to certification and test kit calibration throughout the year in order to maintain their list eligibility.

Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Meeting Schedule for the 2024 Testing Season

Inclusion on the Cal Water tester resource list requires the tester to attend one of the scheduled annual meetings. Testers will be required to submit a tester agreement, tester certification, and current backflow test gage calibration(s). Evidence of certification as a tester must be from either the American Backflow Prevention Association, California Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association, or Los Angeles County. It is the responsibility of the tester to provide the Cal Water districts in which they test with any updates to certification and test gage calibration(s) throughout the year to maintain their list eligibility. Testers who attend one of the annual meetings must submit all their documentation afterward to the district-specific email address of their local CCC Specialist.

1. Meeting attendance will require access to the internet through either a computer with a camera and microphone, or a tablet/smartphone.
2. You must pre-register for the specific meeting that you plan to attend, details are provided below. You can register anytime up to and including the day of the meeting. If circumstances occur where you miss the meeting, simply register for another meeting.
3. If you change devices during the meeting, send a chat message with details.
4. Plan ahead, if you are more than 15 minutes late, you will not be given credit for attending.
5. These will be the only tester meetings held for the year, so if you would like to be on our list, please make sure you’re in attendance.
6. Make sure you complete the Zoom registration with your accurate name, email address, and tester certification number. Failing to do so can result in you being left off the list.

How to Register

Refer to the schedule below. Select the meeting you plan to attend and click on the associated meeting registration link.

Cross Connection Control Program Resource List

Reference

• Approved Backflow Prevention Assemblies
• Installation Specifications
  • Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly =2 inches
  • Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly and Reduced Pressure Principle Detector Assemblies =3 inches
  • Double Check Detector Assembly
• Cross Connection Control Program Quick Reference Guide
• EPA Cross Connection Control Manual
• Rule 16: Service Connections, Meters, and Customer’s Facilities
• AWWA Certification
• ABPA Certification